ASICS Gel Kayano 25 Lite-Show

Overview

The Gel Kayano is a maximalist road running shoe family using Gel and Lite-Show technology from ASICS.

Its support type is designated as stability, meaning that it's designed for runners with overpronation. The latest model in the family is the ASICS Gel Kayano 29.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the most expensive 10% of running shoes today.

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bestDeal	Show prices
priceBand	Price band
released	Released		Dec 2022	Jan 2024	Aug 2023	Dec 2023
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 76%	‌ ‌ 83%	‌ ‌ 88%
Weight	Weight M: 337 g W: 278 g			306 g	M: 323 g W: 264 g	M: 303 g W: 258 g
Forefoot	Forefoot M: 12 mm W: 11 mm			26 mm	27 mm	28 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop M: 10 mm W: 13 mm			12 mm	10 mm	10 mm
Heel	Heel M: 22 mm W: 24 mm			38 mm	37 mm	38 mm
Brand	Brand ASICS	ASICS	New Balance	Mizuno	Nike	Brooks
Strike Type	Strike Type Heel strike	Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Heel strike	Heel strike	Heel strike
Shoe Type	Shoe Type		Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Breathable	Breathable
Rocker	Rocker
Techs	Techs ASICS Gel ASICS Lite-Show		New Balance Fresh Foam
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics Vegan Ⓥ					Vegan Ⓥ
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningStabilityOverpronationLow arch

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+2002)
Terrain	Road (+1326)
Usages	Daily running (+1102)
Brand	ASICS (+249)
Support Type	Stability (+201)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+188)
Strike Type	Heel strike (+1067)
Arch Type	Low arch (+194)
Materials	Reflective (+165)
Techs	ASICS Gel (+136)ASICS Lite-Show (+4)
Events	10k (+706)Half marathon (+706)Marathon (+706)
Environmental Characteristics	Vegan Ⓥ (+246)
Colorways	Black, Mid Grey Illusion Blue